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What is the order of the scientific method?
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theory > hypothesis > research > data > replication/modification
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What are the 4 types of Descriptive studies?
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Naturalistic Observation
Participant Observation Longitudinal Cross-sectional |
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What do you call errors that occur in observation due to an experimenter's expectations?
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Observer bias
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What was demonstrated in the Rosenthal rat-maze Observer Study?
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Experimenter Expectancy Effect - if they expected rats to go faster they did
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What is the problem with Correlational Studies?
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it's hard to figure out the cause and effect or if both that you're studying are caused by a THIRD VARIABLE
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What is the dependent variable?
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the variable measured
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What is the independent variable?
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the variable controlled
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What are the 3 types of Psychological Research?
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1. Descriptive
2. Correlational 3. Experimental |
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Being watched changes behavior. This is called what?
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Hawthorne Effect
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What does an EEG do?
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measures electrical activity in brain
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What does a PET scan do?
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shows metabolic activity in brain using radioactive substance
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What does an MRI do?
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produces high quality images of brain
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fMRIs are different from MRIs how?
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can be used to examine changes in activity while brain is working
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What is the overall summary of the data obtained in an experiment called?
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descriptive statistics
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Why are Inferential Statistics necessary?
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they make judgements about whether differences between control group and obtained data actually matter
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